Sister Wake

A proud culture oppressed for centuries. An island over-run by bestial gods. And a girl with the power to raise the fallen . . .
For three hundred years the wild island of Croi- has been subject to the Empire of the Answering. Clans have been subjugated, their language outlawed, their religion reduced to the whisper of fugitive priests.
Until Croi-'s prayers are answered. The Gods return. Feral and majestic, they stride the land as colossi, throwing the Empire into chaos.
The dispossessed and the vengeful struggle for power. A ruthless priestess rallies the faithful, offering a simple choice - believe, or die - even as the empire's Queen makes the first moves in a long and dangerous game.
But for all their machinations, one woman will decide the fate of them all . . . Sister Wake, unwilling saint of the Goddess of Death.
The first in a high fantasy trilogy, inspired by Ireland's history of English oppression. With the help of their newly arisen gods, Croi- is finally about to fight back against the Empire of the Answering - but are the gods on their side, after all?

Dave Rudden is the author of the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy as well as several works in the Doctor Who universe. A Creative Fellow at University College Dublin, Dave has written for stage, screen and role-playing games, and his first horror feature script, Help, is in development with Wild Atlantic Pictures. He lives in Dublin with his family and a serial killer cat.